Arjuna Ranatunga was
reinstated as a player for the brief visit to Bangladesh
and the Test tour of Pakistan
but Aravinda de Silva retained the captaincy. The Test series was reduced
from four matches to three after the pitch at Sargodha was found to be unsatisfactory.

Muralitharan was not
selected.

This was Sri Lanka's last overseas Test tour for two
years, but at last, after five years without a touring team visiting Sri Lanka,
the Board of Control was able to organise home Test matches again.Visiting teams which played Test series in Sri Lanka
before the next tour included: